• Jesse Spector:
  Are people seriously getting caught up over what to call this? Two bombs went off in a public place. That is terrorism, whoever did it.

@jessespector NO. The word “terrorism” wrongly implies to many that it’s an organized attack. Better to NOT use it to avoid panic.

• Jesse Spector:
  @jeffporten I would argue that it takes a level of organization for even one person to pull off an attack. Terrorism sign ? Terror group.

@jessespector Of course. But “terror” attack has larger, very scary meanings. You have to consider how what you say can be misheard.

• Jesse Spector:
  @jeffporten Or you have to communicate messages in more than a sound bite,

@jessespector Not possible on Twitter, and I’m thinking of the 20,201 people who are reading you. Hell, most of them are *New Yorkers*. :-)